From New Castle Courier, Nov 3 1871:

Thomas Councillor, one of the most industrious of our mechanics, died, very suddenly, of pleurisy, last Tuesday night. Mr. Councillor was known by every body in this vicinity and he will be much missed.

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NEW CASTLE COURIER TIMES Nov 10 1871

DIED: COUNCELLOR-On the 31st of October, 1871, Thomas Councellor, aged 43 years, 6 months and 3 days. Thomas Councellor was born April 28th, 1828 in Salem County New Jersey; removed to New Castle in March 1855, and has resided here since that date. He has been, during this time, one of our most industrious and skilful of our mechanics, and had built up a good business at his shop. His sickness was short, he having been engaged in his usual avocation at his shop, on the Thursday previous to his death. He leaves a wife and nine children to mourn his loss.

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Buried South Mound cemetery, New Castle, Indiana

Thomas relocated to New Castle from Salem county NJ in March 1855 (New Castle Courier Times Nov 10 1871)

Thomas was a blacksmith by trade. Upon his deathbed, Thomas asked his son Thomas, who was 13 years of age at the time, to take over the blacksmith shop. Thomas's son-in-law, George Melle, assisted the younger Thomas until he was able to run the shop himself.